Agitator for paint in barrels.



W. L. 000KB.

AGITATOR FOR PAINT IN BARRELS.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 24, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. L. GOOKE.

AGITATOR FOR PAINT IN BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 24, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

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WALTER L. GOOKE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL PAINT & VARNISH COMPANY, OF CLEYELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. i

" AGITATOR FOB PAINT IN BARB 3L8.

Patented July 13, 1909.

. Application filed Gotcha-24, 1908. Serial No. 469,842.

' being to provide a device for accomplishing this purpose which shall be cheap in construction and eflicient in operation, and which shall be assembled with the containing vessel so as to be always in position and ready for use.

In the accom anying drawings forming a part of this app ication, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the center of a barrel having my agitator therein, the same being ready for use; the agitating device being shown in broken lines in position at right angles to the osition shown in full lines; Fig. 2 is a simi ar section through the upper part of the barrel showin a portion of the agitator and the crank for operating the same, the crank being secured to the barrel head ready for shipment or storage; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the crank for turning the agitator; and Fig. 4 is a section through the crank-lever and the handle therefor showing the relation of these parts when prepared for shipment or storage, said figure e1ng taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Flg. 2 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the agitating device.

As is well understood, paints, and some other substances, when standing for some time tend to separate, the heavier particles or ingredients of the paints settling to the bottom, makin it necessary to agitate the paint thorough y so as to obtain a uniform mixture before it is fit for use. When the paints are confined in barrels, it is very diflicult to adequately a itate the paint owing to the weight of the arrel. Consequently, the ingredients of paints which are drawn from a barrel are liable to be out of proper proportion, the paint first drawn from the arrel bein too thick and the remainder too thin. he device hereinafter described is intended to thoroughly agitate and stir the paints in the barrel so that paint during shi ment or storing.

drawn therefrom at all times will have substantmlly the same proportion of ingredien s. a

Taking up a description of the invention by the use of reference characters, 1 represents a barrel of any size, the same having the bottom head 2, and the top head 3. Secured to the inner side of the head 2 at its center is a late 4, the same forming the lower journa for the central vertical shaft or axle 5 of the agitator. The top head 3 is provided with a central a erture containing a suitable bushing or pac ing 6, into which aperture the upper end of the shaft 5 projects so as to be engaged by the angular socketed portion 7 of the crank 8. The shaft 5 has a loose connection with the member 8 so that it ma occupy a position in the socket 7 at anyp ace between the top and bottom thereof. This feature allows the adjustment of my device to accommodate slight variations in the heights of barrels. The crank is turned by means of a hand grip consisting of a sleeve 9 and a in or bolt 10 upon which the sleeve is journa ed, the lower end of the bolt being screwed or otherwise removably secured to the outer end of the crank 8. The lower side of the crank is recessed at 11 so as to adaptthe same for receiving the sleeve 9 and bolt 10, which may be removed from the end of the crank and placed in said recess, after which the crank is secured to the head 3 by screws 12 and 13, which are res ectively passed through the outer end of t e crank and through a flange 14 extending from the hub of the latter. The pur ose of this construction is to take care of t e handle and get it out of the way As shown in Fig. 3, a p urality of holes may be formed in the same flange so as to receive a sufficient number of screws for holding the crank securely in place during the shipment of the barrel, the packing 6 being sufficiently tight to revent leakage of the paint.

- ecured to the shaft or axle 5 at the lower end thereof is a bar 15 which extends at right an les to the said shaft 5. A second bar 16 rection at right an les to the direction of the bar 15. Steel bla es 17 are secured at one of their ends to the o posite ends of the bar 15, and at substantialy their central portions are secured to the opposite ends of the bar 16 and at their upper portions are secured to the shaft 5. The members 17 are formed of steel and in their original shape, before being bent to the position shown in the drawing, are prepared by subjecting a flat strip to a rolling o oration along one edge thereof, which will lengthen the said edge and cause the bar to assume a rounded shape in a horizontal plane. A strip thus treated, when bent and mounted as shown in the drawings, will always present the edge of the strip or blade to the material it contacts, thereby cutting through the said material, while at the same time the lower portion of the blades will get under the thick paint and turn it over, the action being similar tothat of a plow-share. This arran ement is found very desirable for, as is well known, the material which will collect at the lower part of the paint barrel will be quite heavy, and in fact may become substantially solid, and there-. fore in order to cause the agitating device to move through this material, it is necessary to present to the material a cutting edge, otherwise the resistance to the movement of the agitating device would be sufficient to make it inoperative. The lower portion of the blades are bent at points 17, below which points the blades are flat and slant upwardly. These portions of the blades will raise the material with which it contacts. The por- Lions of the blade to the rear of the cutting edge are shaped and arranged at a proper angle to the edgeso as to elevate the material through which the forward edge of the blade has penetrated. This construction nearly resembles a side of a plow share blade,

Above the bar 16 the members 17 are so sha )ed as to gradually present a more flat surface to the material with which it comes in contact during its rotation. The purpose of this is to thoroughly a itate and set in motion the light material, w llCll is usually a li uid, at the upper part of the barrel which offers little or no resistance, causing it to descend along the sides and gradually to Work into the heavy material at the bottom of the barrel. Thus by lifting the heavy material at the bottom of the barrel and causing the lighter material ,to come into contact therewith, the whole mass is thoroughly mixed.

The lower cross arm to which the lower ends of the blades are secured is mounted so as to carry the blades near the bottom of the barrel and also near the s )igot 18. The arms 15 and 16 may be secure to the shaft or axle 5 in any suitable way, and the arms may be flat bars, or they may be angle irons, as desired.

When a barrel of paint is received, the crank 8 is removed, and the sleeve 9 and the bolt 10 forming the hand-grip are fixed to the .end of said shaft, a removab crank, after which the same is a plied to the 'o enin'g in the upper barrel hear and to the s raft 5, which is shown in Fi 3.

Various 0 anges in the details of the construction shown may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and the following claims are not intended to be limited to such details any further than is rendered necessary by the terms therein employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination, with a barrel, an agitator therein coin rising a central shaft, cross arms thereon at illerent elevations and extending in different directions, and blades secured at their upper ends directly to the shaft and extending in a twist across and secured each to a plurality of cross arms.

2. The combination with a barrel, of an agitator therefor comprising a central shaft and spiral members carried thereby and acting like a plow-share on the contents.

3. In an agitator, the combination of a shaft, arms carried thereby, and blades secured to the arms in twist form and consisting of,strips, each having one edge longer than the other, whereby the blade presents the edge of a strap to the material. I

4. In an agitator, the combination with a structure ada ted to turn on an axis, of blades carrie thereby and consisting of strips having one edge longer than the other.

5. The combination with a barrel, an agitator within the barrel comprising a central longitudinal shaft, and agitating members carried thereby, a crank for driving said shaft having a removable handle, and means for retaining the handle on the underside of the crank when the crank is secured to the barrel head.

6. The combination with a barrel for preferably squared, as

paints and the like, of an agitator within the barrel for agitating the paints therein, said agitator comprising a central lon itudinal shaft, agitating members carried and rotated by said shaft, a crank for en a ing the upper l e handle for the crank, the crank being recessed on its under side for the reception of the removable handle, and means for securing the crank to the barrel so as to retain the handle beneath the crank, for the purpose specified.

7. The combination with a barrel for paints and the like, of an agitator'within the barrel, the said agitator having a shaft extending longitudinally through the barrel and into an opening at the center of the to head of the barrel, members secured to sair shaft for agitating the paint in the barrel as the shaft is rotated, a crank having a socket portion adapted to engage over the upper end of the shaft for driving the latter, said socket portion extending into the opening in the top barrel head, a bushing or packing surrounding the said soeketed portion of the crank, and a removable handle adapted to be secured to the outer end of the crank, the crank having a recessed under side into which the said handle may be placed when the barrel is prepared for shipment, and means for securing the crank to the barrel so as to hold the handle in position.

8. The combination with a barrel for paints and the like, of an agitator within the barrel for stirring the paints therein, said agitator comprising a central longitudinal shaft, radial arms secured to said shaft, blades secured to the outer ends of said arms, a crank for engaging the upper end of said shaft, a removable handle for the crank, said crank being recessed on its under side for the reception of the removable handle, and means for securing the crank to the barrel so as to retain the handle beneath the crank, for the purpose specified.

9. The combination with a barrel for paints and the like, of an agitator within the barrel, the said agitator having a shaft extending longitudinally through the barrel and into an opening at the center of the top head of the barrel, cross arms secured to said shaft, blades secured to the outer ends of said cross arms for agitating the paint in the barrel as the shaft is rotated, a crank having a socket portion adapted to engage over the upper end of the shaft for driving the latter, said soeketed portion extending into the opening in the top barrel head, a bushing or packing surrounding said soeketed portion of the crank, and a removable handle adapted to be secured to the outer end of the crank, the crank having a recessed under side into which the said handle may be placed when the barrel is prepared for shipment or storage, and means for securing the crank to the barrel so as to hold the handle in the said recess.

10. The combination, with a barrel for paints and the like, of an agitator for the material within the barrel, said agitator comprising a shaft mounted within the barrel,

lades supported by said shaft and mounted so as to present one edge of the said blades to the material to be mixed as the shaft is turned, and means for turning said shaft.

11. The combination, with a barrel for paints and the like, of an agitator within said arrel, said agitator comprising a shaft, blades supported by said shaft for agitating the material within the barrel, said blades being arranged to always present an edge to the material to be agitated, said blades being also formed so as to raise and stir the material with which it comes in contact, and means for turning said shaft.

12. The combination, with a barrel, of an agitator therein, said agitator consisting of a central longitudinal shaft, a crank for turning said shaft, radial arms secured to the shaft so as to turn therewith, blades secured to the outer ends of said radial arms and to the shaft, said blades being so mounted as to present an edge to the material within the lower part of the barrel when the shaft is rotated.

13. The combination, with a barrel, of an agitator therefor having a longitudinal shaft, a crank provided with a boss journaled in the head of the barrel adapted to receive the shaft.

14. The combination with a barrel, of an agitator therein having a shaft located substantially axially of the barrel, a substantially alined opening in the barrel head, a crank having a boss occupying such opening, such boss having a socket to receive the upper end of the shaft, the upper end of the socket being closed and said crank having an annular flange above the. head whereby the crank hub forms a closure for the said opening.

15. The combination with a barrel, of an agitator therein, said agitator consisting of a shaft extending centrally and longitudinally in the barrel, a journal for one end of the shaft secured to one head of the barrel, the other end of the shaft extending adjacent to and opening in the other head, and a crank provided with a boss journaled in such opening, said boss having a bore to receive said shaft.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto ailix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER L. COOKE. Witnesses:

ALBERT H. Barns, A. J. HUDSON. 

